Erin Langworthy: If I had been over land, I’d have been dead. Luckily, it had rained the day before, so the river was turbulent and full. Photograph: Ross Wallace for the Guardian I had never done a bungee jump, but two years ago I decided to give it a go while travelling in Zambia. I was 22 and wanted a big adventure after university, so I d left Australia for Africa. I was travelling alone, but I joined a tour group who were going to go bungee jumping over the Zambezi river at Victoria Falls. I d heard it was incredible – jumping from a bridge…

Hi Jimmy, Great question! Let s look at this one part at a time. First, you asked about the forces on a bungee jumper. The first force that the bungee jumper experiences is gravity, which pulls down on everything and makes the jumper fall. The gravitational force is almost exactly constant throughout the jump. During the bungee jumper s fall, he or she also experiences a force due to air resistance. The faster the jumper is falling, the more the air resistance pushes back opposite to the direction of motion through the air. The third force the jumper…

You know who we are. We brought you the T-Tower in Vegas. We brought you the highest bungee bridge in the US. Still not enough? How about bungee jumping from the skid of a helicopter into the gaping maw of a bubbling active volcano? No. We re not kidding and yes this is for real! Our Stunts division set up this jump for MTV a while back. We loved the jump so much, we knew we had to bring it to the small percentage of the public who, like us, has that something special in their genes. So this is it - available to YOU for the first time in the history…

Bungee jumping is an extreme sport which implies jumping in the open, tied by the legs with an elastic cord. Launching is beeing made from cranes, bridges and other facilities, but not buildings, because the swinging on the horizontal may have an amplitude of 15 m. After the jump follow some streches and eases of the cord on the vertical. This activity isn t as dangerous as it seems. Statistically speaking, it is as dangerous as a 100 km car trip. The risk rate is 2 per million. Accidents are very rare and they happen if the cord isn t well tied…

Parent: 11450 » Template: article-simple Popular Activities: , , , , , , , & Most Popular Destinations: Countrywide, but hotspots in AManuel Antonio, Turrialba, Samara & the Central Valley That is, except when it comes to Costa Rica’s most extreme adventures. These tours are safe – the country enforces very stringent safety requirements – but you’ll feel anything but secure as you rappel through the interior of a strangler fig or belly-crawl through caves as old as the dinosaurs. Picture this: Your ankles are tied to a bungee cable…

Although labeled as extreme and high-adrenalin sport, bungee jumping is very popular in Serbia. The only bungee jump platform in Belgrade can be found at Ada Ciganlija, popular city retreat. Construction for bungee jumping consists of fixed crane with platform that can reach height of 55 meters. Before and during jump, trained professionals will assist you with anything that you could possible need. They will perform regular health check-up to determine whether you are or aren t eligible to perform the jump. Season of bungee jumping opens in May…

Ready to tempt fate and conquer your fear of heights? Plunge at defying speeds in one of these ultra extreme sports. Whether it is down under, off a bridge, off a volcano or down the block from your house, it’s just one of those moments you have to feel to believe. Get ready for an incredible journey because you only live once. Sky Diving Your parents may kill you which is part of the draw, but why on earth would anyone want to jump out of a plane you ask? For the five second rush of freefall. Complete weightlessness. The thrill. That heart pounding…